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[Congratulations! Dragon Nation competitor Raven Shaw has opened an E-rank Chest and obtained: All Attributes +15!]
The moment the Will of Blue Star announced it, the entire world went blank for a beat.
All those overseas viewers who'd been mocking Adrian Vale fell dead silent.
Meanwhile, Dragon Nation's chat—after a stunned second of disbelief—exploded into pure, gleeful chaos, as if they'd just witnessed the funniest punchline in history.
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"??? Why so quiet now? Huh? HAHAHA!"
"All Attributes +15!! What kind of insane luck is that?!"
"I'm crying—these guys legit can't handle it anymore!"
"Our sons are uncultured, uncles and aunties, please forgive them."
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The "international friends" had no comeback.
On-screen, the chest dissolved into motes of light and sank into Raven's body—becoming her strength, steadily reinforcing an already terrifying physique.
But then everyone noticed something else.
A figure standing beside her.
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"Holy—who's that?!"
"Damn, I almost didn't recognize him at first glance…"
"That's Adrian?! He just changed clothes and suddenly he's this handsome?!"
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Yep.
They were looking at Adrian, fully changed into Black Reaper.
Compared to the "harmless student" vibe he'd had before, Adrian now radiated a lethal kind of magnetism.
The tight wraps on his limbs made him look razor-sharp and efficient.
The cropped top and shorts were stripped of any extra decoration—pure, matte black—adding a cold, mysterious edge.
Add his indifferent expression and silver-white hair…
And the result was a presence that hit like a drug.
Even on I'm Watching the Divine Domain, Sienna Blake couldn't help herself.
"See? People really do need the right outfit—Adrian looks so good I'm getting… ideas. Hehe."
Captain Cole laughed.
"True. Even as a guy, I've got to admit—right now Adrian is definitely better-looking than me."
But of course, Derek Vaughn just had to sour the mood.
"Handsome? So what. Pretty face, zero substance. Attributes are what matter."
He even spread his hands like he was helpless about it.
This time, nobody even bothered replying.
Why waste oxygen on him…
…when you could just appreciate Adrian's face instead?
The women in the livestream chat instantly lost all restraint.
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"Adrian—marry me! I'll have your babies!"
"Move, you little minx—Adrian is mine!"
"You two can't produce enough—let me do it, I can give him a whole litter!"
"Bro, I'm pretty sure you're a dude. Are you okay?"
"A dude… isn't necessarily impossible though!"
"My God, this Dragon Nation competitor is insanely handsome… I suddenly want to become a Dragon Nation citizen!"
"Wanna join? Have you mastered saying 'WTF' yet? Don't talk big if you can't."
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Even Raven Shaw, catching Adrian's completely different aura out of the corner of her eye, couldn't help glancing at him again.
"This outfit suits you."
Adrian returned the compliment, perfectly polite.
"Yours isn't bad either."
And once viewers saw Black Reaper properly worn—plus the Will of Blue Star's earlier description—some people suddenly started second-guessing their "items are trash" mindset.
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"People keep saying items aren't as good as attributes, but this outfit doesn't feel worse at all!"
"Cold-proof, heat-proof, self-repair? If that's not a divine-tier artifact, what is?"
"And it's stain-resistant too—no laundry needed."
"In a place like the Divine Domain, gear like this is a huge boost to long-term survival."
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Those "small" functions weren't small at all.
In an environment where danger could strike every second, having perfectly reliable clothing genuinely mattered.
Still, the salty "international friends" weren't done.
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"Hmph. So what if you found a little oasis? Big deal."
"Give it time—our competitors won't be worse than yours."
"Also, water alone doesn't save you. No food means you die anyway."
"I don't care if it's +15—does that make you immune to starvation?"
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They didn't need to remind her.
Raven already knew food was next.
The oasis wasn't huge, but it should have something edible. She informed Adrian and started to move deeper into the greenery to search—
But before she could take two steps, Adrian spoke calmly.
"Food?"
He tilted his head toward the corpse at their feet.
"Isn't that right there?"
For a split second—
Not just Raven, but basically everyone watching froze.
Even the studio panel was confused.
"Food? Where's the food?" Sienna asked first.
Captain Cole hesitated, then said slowly:
"When he says 'food'… he doesn't mean the Greenback Croc, does he?"
"!!!"
Derek looked instantly nauseated.
"Are you kidding me? He can actually eat that?"
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"..."
Captain Cole's guess didn't just gross Derek out—chat felt a collective chill too.
Sure, in theory… you could eat it.
But the moment you remembered how this thing had been eating people earlier—
your stomach flipped.
Because what if you're chewing and—
you pull out something horrifying from its gut?
A head?
A hand?
You telling me you'd still have an appetite?
Most people absolutely couldn't.
But then everyone saw Adrian's face.
The normally distant, brooding Adrian Vale was wearing a rare expression—
hunger.
Excitement.
The kind that made people's scalps prickle.
…Wait.
Adrian was serious???
And just as the audience sat there, stunned, while Adrian looked ready to step forward—
A long-silent notification finally chimed.
[Detected: Host's outfit matches Ken Kaneki. Portrayal Sync increased — 4%!]
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